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About Voddagere Village

Voddagere is a mid sized village in Koratagere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,521, made up of 763 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Voddagere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Voddagere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Koratagere
Pincode 572129
Area (hectares) 426.79 hectares
Population 1,521
Male Population 763
Female Population 758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Voddagere compares

By the 2011 count Voddagere is the 16th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 660 residents. Its 426.79 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Voddagere

Voddagere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Voddagere as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Voddagere from other places

Voddagere lies about 31 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Someshwara, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Voddagere
Tehsil headquarters Koratagere 6.3 km
Nearest town Madhugiri 12 km
Nearest railway station Someshwara 26 km
District headquarters Tumkur 31 km

Villages closest to Voddagere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koratagere tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Voddagere

As per the Census of India 2011, Voddagere village had a population of 1,521. That makes it the 16th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 660 residents.

Voddagere village has 763 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Voddagere has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Voddagere is 572129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Voddagere covers 426.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Voddagere falls under Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Voddagere is Someshwara, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Voddagere.

Voddagere is about 31 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Voddagere is in Koratagere tehsil of Tumkur district. Koratagere is about 6.3 km away. Madhugiri is about 12 km away. Someshwara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurudugonahalli (under 2 km), Malapanahalli (under 2 km) and Buruganahalli (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Voddagere today is likely to be higher.

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